Package org.gradle.plugins.ear

## Class Ear

- java.lang.Object
- - org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask
  - - org.gradle.api.DefaultTask
    - - org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask
      - - org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractCopyTask
        - - org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.AbstractArchiveTask
          - - org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Zip
            - - org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar
              - - org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Jar
                - - org.gradle.plugins.ear.Ear

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    `Comparable<Task>`, `ContentFilterable`, `CopyProcessingSpec`, `CopySourceSpec`, `CopySpec`, `org.gradle.api.internal.DynamicObjectAware`, `org.gradle.api.internal.file.copy.CopySpecSource`, `org.gradle.api.internal.IConventionAware`, `org.gradle.api.internal.TaskInternal`, `ExtensionAware`, `Task`, `PatternFilterable`, `Configurable<Task>`

      @DisableCachingByDefault(because="Not worth caching")
      public class Ear
      extends Jar

  Assembles an EAR archive.

- - ### Nested Class Summary

    - ### Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Task

      `Task.Namer`

  - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `static String` | `EAR_EXTENSION` |

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar

      `DEFAULT_EXTENSION`

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Zip

      `ZIP_EXTENSION`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Task

      `TASK_ACTION, TASK_CONSTRUCTOR_ARGS, TASK_DEPENDS_ON, TASK_DESCRIPTION, TASK_GROUP, TASK_NAME, TASK_OVERWRITE, TASK_TYPE`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor | Description
    --- | ---
    `Ear()` |

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `Ear` | `deploymentDescriptor​(Closure configureClosure)` | Configures the deployment descriptor for this EAR archive.
    `Ear` | `deploymentDescriptor​(Action<? super DeploymentDescriptor> configureAction)` | Configures the deployment descriptor for this EAR archive.
    `DirectoryProperty` | `getAppDirectory()` | The application directory.
    `DeploymentDescriptor` | `getDeploymentDescriptor()` | The deployment descriptor configuration.
    `Property<Boolean>` | `getGenerateDeploymentDescriptor()` | Should deploymentDescriptor be generated?
    `CopySpec` | `getLib()` | A location for dependency libraries to include in the 'lib' directory of the EAR archive.
    `String` | `getLibDirName()` | The name of the library directory in the EAR file.
    `protected ObjectFactory` | `getObjectFactory()` |
    `CopySpec` | `lib​(Closure configureClosure)` | Adds dependency libraries to include in the 'lib' directory of the EAR archive.
    `CopySpec` | `lib​(Action<? super CopySpec> configureAction)` | Adds dependency libraries to include in the 'lib' directory of the EAR archive.
    `void` | `setDeploymentDescriptor​(DeploymentDescriptor deploymentDescriptor)` |
    `void` | `setLibDirName​(String libDirName)` |

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Jar

      `manifest`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar

      `getManifest, getManifestContentCharset, getMetadataCharset, getMetaInf, manifest, metaInf, metaInf, setManifest, setManifestContentCharset, setMetadataCharset`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.Zip

      `createCopyAction, getCompressor, getEntryCompression, isZip64, setEntryCompression, setZip64`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.tasks.bundling.AbstractArchiveTask

      `createCopyActionExecuter, getAppendix, getArchiveAppendix, getArchiveBaseName, getArchiveClassifier, getArchiveExtension, getArchiveFile, getArchiveFileName, getArchiveName, getArchivePath, getArchiveVersion, getBaseName, getClassifier, getDestinationDir, getDestinationDirectory, getExtension, getVersion, into, into, into, isPreserveFileTimestamps, isReproducibleFileOrder, setAppendix, setArchiveName, setBaseName, setClassifier, setDestinationDir, setExtension, setPreserveFileTimestamps, setReproducibleFileOrder, setVersion`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.tasks.AbstractCopyTask

      `copy, createRootSpec, eachFile, eachFile, exclude, exclude, exclude, exclude, expand, expand, filesMatching, filesMatching, filesNotMatching, filesNotMatching, filter, filter, filter, filter, from, from, from, getDirectoryFileTreeFactory, getDirMode, getDocumentationRegistry, getDuplicatesStrategy, getExcludes, getFileLookup, getFileMode, getFileResolver, getFileSystem, getFilteringCharset, getIncludeEmptyDirs, getIncludes, getInstantiator, getMainSpec, getRootSpec, getSource, include, include, include, include, isCaseSensitive, rename, rename, rename, rename, setCaseSensitive, setDirMode, setDuplicatesStrategy, setExcludes, setFileMode, setFilteringCharset, setIncludeEmptyDirs, setIncludes, with`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.internal.ConventionTask

      `conventionMapping, conventionMapping, getConventionMapping`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.DefaultTask

      `compareTo, configure, dependsOn, doFirst, doFirst, doFirst, doLast, doLast, doLast, finalizedBy, getActions, getAnt, getDependsOn, getDescription, getDestroyables, getDidWork, getEnabled, getExtensions, getFinalizedBy, getGroup, getInputs, getLocalState, getLogger, getLogging, getMustRunAfter, getName, getOutputs, getPath, getProject, getShouldRunAfter, getState, getTaskDependencies, getTemporaryDir, getTimeout, hasProperty, mustRunAfter, onlyIf, onlyIf, property, setActions, setDependsOn, setDescription, setDidWork, setEnabled, setFinalizedBy, setGroup, setMustRunAfter, setOnlyIf, setOnlyIf, setProperty, setShouldRunAfter, shouldRunAfter, usesService`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.gradle.api.internal.AbstractTask

      `appendParallelSafeAction, doNotTrackState, getAsDynamicObject, getConvention, getIdentityPath, getImpliesSubProjects, getOnlyIf, getReasonNotToTrackState, getRequiredServices, getServices, getSharedResources, getStandardOutputCapture, getTaskActions, getTaskIdentity, getTemporaryDirFactory, hasTaskActions, injectIntoNewInstance, isEnabled, isHasCustomActions, prependParallelSafeAction, setImpliesSubProjects`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.gradle.api.Task

      `doNotTrackState, getConvention`

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### EAR_EXTENSION

          public static final String EAR_EXTENSION

      See Also:
        Constant Field Values

  - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### Ear

          public Ear()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getObjectFactory

          @Inject
          protected ObjectFactory getObjectFactory()

      Overrides:
        `getObjectFactory` in class `AbstractCopyTask`

    - #### deploymentDescriptor

          public Ear deploymentDescriptor​(@DelegatesTo(value=DeploymentDescriptor.class,strategy=1)
                                          Closure configureClosure)

      Configures the deployment descriptor for this EAR archive.

      The given closure is executed to configure the deployment descriptor. The `DeploymentDescriptor` is passed to the closure as its delegate.

      Parameters:
        `configureClosure` - The closure.
      Returns:
        This.

    - #### deploymentDescriptor

          public Ear deploymentDescriptor​(Action<? super DeploymentDescriptor> configureAction)

      Configures the deployment descriptor for this EAR archive.

      The given action is executed to configure the deployment descriptor.

      Parameters:
        `configureAction` - The action.
      Returns:
        This.
      Since:
        3.5

    - #### getLib

          @Internal
          public CopySpec getLib()

      A location for dependency libraries to include in the 'lib' directory of the EAR archive.

    - #### lib

          public CopySpec lib​(@DelegatesTo(value=CopySpec.class,strategy=1)
                              Closure configureClosure)

      Adds dependency libraries to include in the 'lib' directory of the EAR archive.

      The given closure is executed to configure a `CopySpec`. The `CopySpec` is passed to the closure as its delegate.

      Parameters:
        `configureClosure` - The closure.
      Returns:
        The created `CopySpec`

    - #### lib

          public CopySpec lib​(Action<? super CopySpec> configureAction)

      Adds dependency libraries to include in the 'lib' directory of the EAR archive.

      The given action is executed to configure a `CopySpec`.

      Parameters:
        `configureAction` - The action.
      Returns:
        The created `CopySpec`
      Since:
        3.5

    - #### getLibDirName

          @Nullable
          @Optional
          @Input
          public String getLibDirName()

      The name of the library directory in the EAR file. Default is "lib".

    - #### setLibDirName

          public void setLibDirName​(@Nullable
                                    String libDirName)

    - #### getGenerateDeploymentDescriptor

          @Input
          public Property<Boolean> getGenerateDeploymentDescriptor()

      Should deploymentDescriptor be generated?
      Since:
        6.0

    - #### getDeploymentDescriptor

          @Internal
          public DeploymentDescriptor getDeploymentDescriptor()

      The deployment descriptor configuration.

    - #### setDeploymentDescriptor

          public void setDeploymentDescriptor​(DeploymentDescriptor deploymentDescriptor)

    - #### getAppDirectory

          @Internal
          @Incubating
          public DirectoryProperty getAppDirectory()

      The application directory. Added to the produced archive by default.

      The `ear` plugin sets the default value for all `Ear` tasks to `src/main/application`.

      Note, that if the `ear` plugin is not applied then this property is ignored.

      Since:
        7.1